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    friends with your sources over time‚ and then one day you may be forced to write something negative about someone who thought they were your friend. That’s just the nature of the business. Also‚ sometimes you have to get mean with people who try to stonewall you and hide the truth. 9)A skill or interest in something else It helps a lot if you have a skill or interest in something else. For instance journalists that know a lot and have a lot of interest in a certain subject are usually valuable.

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    The Civil War began on April 12‚ 1861. There were two sides. The North and South. Both which had advantages upon each other. One of the many advantages that the North had against the South was that it had more than 70% of the nation’s railroad lines. On the other hand‚ the South had better generals than the North. First of all‚ one of the biggest advantages the North had was men. They had four times the soldier then the South had. The North also had better equipment (like cannons) and supplies

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    1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night of July 120‚ 1979‚ what would have otherwise been a typical baseball game turned into an all-out violent riot. After gaining rapid popularity in America‚ disco music faced a backlash‚ mostly from rock music fans. Steve Dahl‚ a local Chicago radio

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    Ch. 30- The Crisis of Authority The Youth Culture “Liberation” Social and cultural protest coming from young Americans -create a new community of “the people” -force the nation to end war‚ pursue radical and economic justice‚ and transform its political life. The New Left ·The postwar baby-boom generation‚ the unprecedented number of People born in a few years just after World War II‚ was growing up. ·One of the most visible results of the increasingly assertive youth movement

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    could have brought Britain into the war on the Confederate side (two Confederate diplomats were removed from a British ship‚ due to a contraband of war. This angered Parliament‚ and almost brought the United Kingdom to side with the South). Had Stonewall Jackson acted as expected in June-July 1862 Lee might have triumphed even more spectacularly in the Seven Days battles. Who knows what would have happened had Lee’s battle orders not fallen into Union hands in Maryland in September 1862? The Confederacy

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    Civil War? 4. Identify a copperhead. 5. Identify writ of habeas corpus. Why did President Lincoln suspend this during the war? 6. What were the three parts to the Union military strategy known as the anaconda plan? 7. Why was the confederate General Stonewall Jackson successful at the first Battle of Bull Run? 8. Identify Union General‚ George McClellan 9. What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? 10. Describe the Economy of the north during the Civil War. 11. List hardships experienced by

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    George McClellan had moved to intercept a Southern advance into Maryland. After being shown a copy of General Lee’s to his commanders‚ McClellan‚ who was north‚ moved to intercept. His move was not quick enough to catch Lee by himself‚ though. Stonewall Jackson‚ recently returned from a victory at Harpers Ferry‚ joined Lee for the savage battle outside the town of Sharpsburg. Tactically‚ the battle was a draw. But the result was a Southern retreat‚ which gave not only the appearance of a

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    There was many complications in Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s life. First he was born on January 21‚ 1824‚ in Clarksburg‚ West Virginia. His family was poor and never stayed in one home. His sister caught typhoid fever and died‚ than Jonathan‚ and 5 years later his mom died. Years later‚ he experiences what war was like in 1846-1848. Along with being in that war‚ he experienced religion while in the military. He later developed a strong faith that would help him with the grieving of his family members

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    The United States for centuries is notable for its diverse citizens fighting for their basic human rights. Whether it was about one’s social economic class‚ race‚ religion‚ or gender‚ Americans have pushed for their right to live freely as they wish without the whim of government or people placing restrictions. These groups have won their civil liberties and rights throughout tedious groundbreaking trials and acts of legislation to achieve their goals to live peacefully the way they desired to. If

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    BUSI 3312: Organizational Behavior Case Study (10%): Using Diversity and Inclusion to Provide Better Service Name: Mona Al Hilal Instructor: Dr. Beverley McNally Submission Date: April 7‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Question 1: Describe what is meant by diversity and equality. 3 Question 2: Explain which groups are particularly covered by equality laws. 4 Question 3: Analyze Tesco’s diversity strategy‚ explaining why it is important to the workforce‚ the customers

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